World Series Hockey (WSH) organisers have hit out at the “intimidation tactics” employed by Hockey India after announcing new dates for the inaugural edition of the event.
Indian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports has splashed out what has been described as a “record licence fee” to secure a long-term broadcast deal to carry International Hockey Federation (FIH) action through to 2014.
Organisers of the inaugural World Series Hockey event have confirmed that the upcoming tournament will set a new benchmark for prize money at a hockey competition.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced on Tuesday that New Zealand would be the new home of this year’s Champions Trophy after the governing body axed India as the tournament’s host country last week.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has criticised the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) decision to strip India as the host of this year’s Champions Trophy as “uncalled for” and asked the global organisation to reconsider its move.
Investec has signed up as the principle partner of the England and Great Britain women’s hockey teams in a five-year deal.
The England Hockey Board has announced a major new title sponsorship with Maxifuel.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has rejected the settlement reached to govern the sport in India and has threatened to strip the country of its hosting rights to the Champions Trophy and Olympic qualifying tournaments.
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra has rubbished the new truce between rival bodies Hockey India (HI) and the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) as “a bizarre live-in relationship”.
The dispute over the governance of hockey in India was left unresolved on Tuesday as one of the two warring parties called for more time to consider a merger proposal tabled by the country’s government.
